"Clad in Flesch and Blood": The sartorial body and female self-fashioning in The Book of Margery Kempe
This article examines how the engagement with textiles and textile-craft in The Book of Margery Kempe facilitates the performance of Margery's female religious identity. Drawing on the fundamental precepts of performance theory, the article responds to recent scholarly interest in the manifesta...
Main Author: | Lucas, H |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Penn State University Press
2019
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